..These findings support the concept that the so-called M0 stage represents a cell culture stress-induced growth arrest and that hTERT is sufficient to immortalize HMECs when cultured under adequate conditions...

Amit KochharAuthors Affiliations Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IndianaAuthors Affiliations Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Basic Sciences, College of Dentistry and Department of Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, New York University, New York Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland and Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IndianaCancer Prev Res (Phila) 7:596-606. 2014